I think the lack of centralised control is one of its strengths. The problem is the difficulty in connecting with traditional banking systems. Ideally bitcoin should be used as a cash substitute, and you wouldn't carry around large sums of cash because it isn't safe. You get cash out of a bank to use and you put it back in the bank to store safely. There are now bitcoin banks that have been set up that are designed to be unhackable by storing the bitcoins in computers disconnected to the Internet. I'm am sure that there is more theft of regular money through bank fraud then bitcoin hacking anyway as its much easier to do, only a few people can programme well enough and understand the protocol well enough to pull it off. Just the media like to put bitcoin down.

im totally done with the pros and cons, the stunting by gox probably gives it a bad name to people who dont follow it or dont know what is so ask these people or attend, for all your questions and answersSpeakersorBitcoin Technologyor ask the winklevoss twins what they think about it, they seem like they know a thing or two and probably look a little less bummy than i dothe discussion is already over, the only question that remains is : what unforeseen things will the blockchain bring us in the future(these links dont advertise, they're both informative on conferences in the near future with pretty much renowned speakers as far as i can see)end of story ?no this is only the beginning

Bitcoin is an interesting alternative for traditional currencies and this is one of its biggest threats. Many countries will be afraid of accepting bitcoin as an alternative currency, because it can undermine positions of their own currencies. Moreover nobody controls bitcoin in a formal way, which is unacceptable for many central banks. The future of bitcoin can be bright but it must be recognized by at least few serious countries.

it seems like speculative currency with the millions already stolen and the varying price range it seems that a few people have already staked out a crooked investment relying on people to vary the value of the bitcoins while the thieves play with their stolen coins buying and selling the coins themselves.